Those Guys Have All The Fun, a history of ESPN published last month, gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the sports network that began on a landfill in Bristol, CT and soon became a broadcasting giant. Here are some of the book’s more shocking disclosures:
- None of the sexual harassment or sex-in-office stories were true, as all the anchors are basically impotent children who wouldn't know how to have sex if they tried
- Everyone interviewed pretty sure that the “N” in ESPN stands for "Network"
- A majority of everyone’s workday at ESPN is spent trying to find things for Kenny Mayne to do
- The idea for Around The Horn came from producers wanting to marry sports journalism with what it would feel like to run headfirst into a metal spike over and over again
- Everyone in the book, at one point or another, mentions that Outside The Lines host Bob Ley has never maintained an erection for more than 45 seconds
- Channel can sometimes be biased in certain ways
- They reminisce about all these funny pranks they pulled, like having the secretary blow guys in the bathroom to fuel her coke habit
- Dan Patrick’s given name is David Patrick
- Because they all know that sports is not actually the most important thing in the world, ESPN is not run for profit and all its employees are actually volunteers